Comparative Study of Mantrashastra

SR No.: 006575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 376
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, L000, & L020
File Size: 21 MB

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INTRODUCTION
they would not trouble Acharyas in his line when they visited any of the four towns famous for the Pithas (abodes) of the sixty four Yoginis, viz. Delhi (formerly known as Yoginipura), Ajmer, Ujjain and Broach. Sri Jinaprabhasūri had acquired such influence over Sultan Mahomed that the latter went with him to the famous Satrunjaya temples at Palitana and also to Girnar. On the Sultan performing at Satrunjaya, at the instance of Sri Jinaprabhasūri acts of devotion appropriate to a leader of Jain Sangha the Acharya made famous Rāyaṇa tree (Piyāla tree)
rain milk over the Sultan.
He preached the Jain doctrine to the Khandelvals of the Jungle country i. e. Rajputānā and in consequence they embraced the Jain faith and gave up the trade of distilling alcoholic liquor from molasses on which they were engaged. He got repairs to the famous Jain Stupa
" वाराही १ वामनी २ गरुडी ३ इन्द्राणी ४ आग्नेयी ५ याम्या ६ नेॠती ७ वारुणी ८ वायव्या ९ सौम्या १० ईशानी ११ ब्राह्मी १२ वैष्णवी १३ माहेश्वरी १४ विनायकी १५ शिवा १६ शिवदूती १७ चामुंडा १८ जया १९ विजया २० अजिता २१ अपराजिता २२ हरसिद्धि २३ कालिका २४ चंडा २५ सुचंडा २६ कनकनंदा २७ सुनंदा २८ उमा २९ घंटा ३० सुघंटा ३१ मांसप्रिया ३२ आशापुरा ३३ लोहिता ३४ अंबा ३५ अस्थिभक्षी ३६ नारायणी ३७ नारसिंही ३८ कौमारी ३९ वामरता ४० अंगा ४१ वंगा ४२ दीर्घदंष्ट्रा ४३ महादंष्ट्रा ४४ प्रभा ४५ सुप्रभा ४६ लंबा ४७ लंबोष्ठी ४८ भद्रा ४९ सुभद्रा ५० काली ५१ रौद्रो ५२ रौद्रमुखी ५३ कराली ५४ विकराली ५५ साक्षी ५६ विकटाक्षी ५७ तारा ५८ सुतारा ५९ रजनीकरा ६० रंजनी ६१ श्वेता ६२ भद्रकाली ६३ क्षमाकरी ६४ ।
चतुःषष्टिः समाख्याता योगिभ्यः कामरूपिकाः । पूजिता: प्रतिपूज्यन्ते भवेयुर्वरदाः सदा ॥
अमुं श्लोकं पठित्वा योगिनीभिरधिष्टिते क्षेत्रे पट्टकादिषु नामानि टिक्ककानि वा विन्यस्य नामोच्चारणपूर्वे गन्धाद्यैः पूजयित्वा नन्दिप्रतिष्ठादिकार्याण्याचार्यः कुर्यात् । चउसहिजो गिणीउवसमप्पयारो ३०”
They are differently given in Acăradinakara at pp. 207-208 and another set of names is found in Mantric literature (See Appendix No. 24). Tantrasara gives Sadhana of Yoginis.
Vacanācārya Sri Caritravardhana, the famous commentator of Raghuvamsa and Naiṣadha, who was known as male embodiment of Sarasvati (Naraveșa-Vāņi) and was a spiritual descendant of Sri Jinaprabhasūri praised him thus: तत्पट्टपूर्वाद्रिसहस्ररश्मिर्जिनप्रभः सूरिपुरन्दरोऽभूत् । वाग्देवताया रसनां यदीयामाच्छादपटं जगदुर्बुधेन्द्राः ॥"